Did Wikipedia remove the word "terror" from the Jonathan Hausman article?

Yes. "terror" appeared 2 times in this article's opening at its peak. Today it appears nowhere in the article, references included. We saved the article's opening paragraph at 5 moments between 2010 and 2025, and the counts come from those saved copies.

When did the Jonathan Hausman article stop using the word "terror"?

The word appeared 2 times in the opening at its peak in 2010. It appears nowhere in the article today, checked against the live article on 2026-08-02.

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Jonathan Hausman

The word “terror” appeared 2 times in this article's opening at its peak in 2010. Today the opening carries none, and neither does the rest of the article, references included.

Measured, not asserted. Every count, date and revision on this page was taken from Wikipedia's own history and checked against the live article. The words quoted are theirs.

Machine-checked against the full current article on 2026-08-02. “terror” appeared 2 times in this article's opening at its peak. Today it appears nowhere in the article, references included.

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The opening as it read in 2010

Jonathan Hausman is an American Conservative rabbi.¹ Hausman is the rabbi of Congregation Ahavath Torah in Stoughton, Massachusetts . Hausman grew up in the Bridgeport, Connecticut area. He holds a BA in Judaic Studies, and an MA in International Affairs focusing on the Middle East, from the George Washington University , and a JD from Emory University in addition to Rabbinic ordination from Tifereth Israel Rabbinical Yeshiva. He was previously rabbi of Congregation Sinai of West Haven, Connecticut.² Hausman is noted for his role in the Republican Jewish Coalition in Massachusetts. And for sponsoring speakers who draw attention to Islamist terrorism, including Dutch politician Geert Wilders and Jonathan Schanzer .³

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Today

“terror” appeared 2 times in this article's opening at its peak. Today it appears nowhere in the article, references included. Read the current article and compare.

Counts in the opening at each snapshot. Green: the word gained ground. Red: it was cut. Grey: no change.
	2010	2015	2020	Oct '23	2025
terror	2	0	0	0	0
islamist	1	0	0	0	0

1. Rewrote: “Jonathan Hausman is an American Conservative rabbi.” Changed after our 2025 snapshot. Now reads: “Hausman (born June 19, 1957) is an American Conservative rabbi .”

The opening's original identification line, reworded rather than removed in substance.

2. Rewrote: “He was previously rabbi of Congregation Sinai of West Haven, Connecticut.” In the article until 2010 (rev), changed by 2015 (rev). Now reads: “He used to be the rabbi of Congregation Sinai of West Haven, Connecticut.”

The original phrasing on his prior post at Congregation Sinai, reworded rather than removed in substance.

3. Removed 2 sentences: “…speakers who draw attention to Islamist terrorism, including Dutch politician Geert Wilders and Jonathan…” In the article until 2010 (rev), gone by 2015 (rev).

A footnote citation on his sponsorship of a speaker addressing Islamist terrorism, dropped with the passage it supported.

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